Sad day at Woodford - SV650.org

Ratty · 14-03-11, 03:27 PM

The last two Nimrod MR4A aircraft have been decommissioned and have just left the hangar to be cut up and used for beer cans. That's the last ever aircraft to leave these historic hangars. A list which includes iconic classics built here such as Avro 504, Anson, Lancaster, Vulcan, Nimrod, HS748, BAe 146 and many others. Not to mention all the other types modified here over the years.

Here's a coupleof pics of happier times with the MK4:

daveangel · 14-03-11, 04:28 PM

Thanks for sharing them Ratty, am also an aircraft enthusiast. A sad year with the Harriers and now the Nimrods gone and even more importantly the jobs of all at Woodford. How much longer has Vulcan XM603 got left? I just hope some useful items are saved for the other surviving Vulcans when she meets the scrapman. .

Ratty · 14-03-11, 04:39 PM

No news on XM603 yet, but she's looking very sorry for herself. I think most of the good spares will have long gone. I'll let you know when I hear anything.

Ratty

14-03-11, 05:09 PM

im sure those photos were taken for beyond the fence line wernt they ratty

14-03-11, 07:10 PM

A very sad day.

And one that, in future years, I am certain we will regret.

Sid Squid · 14-03-11, 07:14 PM

That's sad, an aircraft with a great history, (albeit it got a bit of a wobbly start!) and with a certain brutal charm about it.
It's even got a beautiful and evocative name - why don't we name stuff in that classical way anymore?

RIP Nimrod

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14-03-11, 08:29 PM

Thanks for those pictures, it's a very sad loss.

14-03-11, 08:35 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12707222

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14-03-11, 08:39 PM

I was at Woodford today and saw one of the pair being towed across the airfield to meet its fate, a sad end

14-03-11, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metalangel

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12707222

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These are R1 versions that are already in service, just being kept in service longer.

14-03-11, 03:27 PM	#1
Ratty Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Stockport Posts: 597	Sad day at Woodford The last two Nimrod MR4A aircraft have been decommissioned and have just left the hangar to be cut up and used for beer cans. That's the last ever aircraft to leave these historic hangars. A list which includes iconic classics built here such as Avro 504, Anson, Lancaster, Vulcan, Nimrod, HS748, BAe 146 and many others. Not to mention all the other types modified here over the years. Here's a coupleof pics of happier times with the MK4: __________________ "I can see Paradise by the SV's light" TCX Competizione S boots saved my foot . Last edited by Ratty; 10-11-11 at 09:55 PM.

14-03-11, 04:28 PM	#2
daveangel Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kent, Outside the Moat (M25) Posts: 52	Re: Sad day at Woodford Thanks for sharing them Ratty, am also an aircraft enthusiast. A sad year with the Harriers and now the Nimrods gone and even more importantly the jobs of all at Woodford. How much longer has Vulcan XM603 got left? I just hope some useful items are saved for the other surviving Vulcans when she meets the scrapman. . __________________ 'carried away by a Moonlight Shadow. . . ' OOII SHIRLEY!! '99 'curvy' SV650S, R&G Bobbins, Renegade Endcan, no anodised bling. .

14-03-11, 04:39 PM	#3
Ratty Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Stockport Posts: 597	Re: Sad day at Woodford No news on XM603 yet, but she's looking very sorry for herself. I think most of the good spares will have long gone. I'll let you know when I hear anything. Ratty __________________ "I can see Paradise by the SV's light" TCX Competizione S boots saved my foot .

14-03-11, 05:09 PM	#4
davepreston Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sad day at Woodford im sure those photos were taken for beyond the fence line wernt they ratty

14-03-11, 07:10 PM	#5
Ed Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sad day at Woodford A very sad day. And one that, in future years, I am certain we will regret.

14-03-11, 07:14 PM	#6
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Sad day at Woodford That's sad, an aircraft with a great history, (albeit it got a bit of a wobbly start!) and with a certain brutal charm about it. It's even got a beautiful and evocative name - why don't we name stuff in that classical way anymore? RIP Nimrod . __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

14-03-11, 08:29 PM	#7
MrTom Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sad day at Woodford Thanks for those pictures, it's a very sad loss.

14-03-11, 08:35 PM	#8
metalangel Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sad day at Woodford http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12707222 ?

14-03-11, 08:39 PM	#9
Essex of Essex Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sad day at Woodford I was at Woodford today and saw one of the pair being towed across the airfield to meet its fate, a sad end